KUCHING: Sarawak reported 175 new COVID-19 cases during Epid (epidemiological) Week 22, a significant drop from the 304 cases recorded in Epid Week 21. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) weekly report released today, Kuching remained the state’s most affected district during Epid Weeks 21 and 22, with
LIMBANG: Pesta Babulang should be continued as it is the heritage and identity of the Bisaya, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. According to him, the festival provides a platform for the Bisaya community in Limbang to showcase their culture, language, art and customs to the public.
KUCHING: Sarawak needs to uphold the uniqueness of its homemade food to maintain the title of Kuching being a Creative City of Gastronomy in the next five years. In stating this, Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng pointed out that in Sarawak, there are over 20
KUCHING: Those in the civil service should be encouraged to learn and raise their standards of English in order to have world class civil servants apart from the use of Bahasa Malaysia. In saying this, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin pointed out that we are now living in
KUCHING: Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA) has called on the Chief Secretary to allow civil servants to continue using multiple languages at work. Its chairman Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng emphasised that language is but a tool of communication to understand each other. “I can remember when I was in primary
LIMBANG: The Malaysian Red Crescent Society Limbang recently distributed a total of 200 Hari Gawai envelopes in conjunction with its Gawai 2022 Envelope Distribution Programme. According to the statement by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (UKAS), the programme was the first ever held in Limbang. The envelopes were later presented
DALAT: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah was given the honour to officiate at the Pesta Kaul held at Sg Kut Muara. According to the Dalat assemblywoman, the ‘kaul’ is a ritual to appease the spirits of the sea and forest in order to get to be blessed with better harvests and
KUCHING: The importance and effectiveness of the English language should not be underestimated, said Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn. The Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister was reacting to Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali’s recent statement that the Public Service Department (JPA) should consider punitive
LUNDU: A landfill costing RM40 million that will be built soon here is expected to benefit both the residents of Lundu and Bau districts. According to Opar assemblyman Billy Sujang, the project will be implemented in two phases where phase one involves the construction of an access road approximately 1
KUCHING: Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chukpai hopes that the Tau Pelepek Uman or Tau Pelepek Ajau celebration will be continued and preserved. According to him, the Tau Pelepek Uman or Tau Pelepek Ajau is a celebration of gratitude of the Kenyah Uma Baha ethnic tribe at the end of the paddy